New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:14-16

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282you have spokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םda.ber.KhemH1696thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,BeholdH2009, I ammakingנֹתֵן֩no.TenH5414My wordsדְּבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310fireלְאֵ֗שׁle.'EshH784And thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086,and it will consumeוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃va.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

15BeholdH2009, I ambringingמֵבִיא֩me.Vi'H935a nationגּ֧וֹיGoyH1471againstעֲלֵיכֶ֨ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you from afarמִמֶּרְחָ֛קmi.mer.ChakH4801,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “It is an enduringאֵיתָ֣ן'ei.TanH386nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471,It is an ancientמֵעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471,A nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471whoselanguageלְשֹׁנ֔וֹle.sho.NoH3956you do not knowתֵדַ֣עte.Da'H3045,NorH3808can you understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085whatמַה־mah-H4100they sayיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696.

16Theirquiverאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is like anopenפָּת֑וּחַpa.Tu.achH6605graveכְּקֶ֣בֶרke.Ke.verH6913,Allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them are mightyH1368menH1368.

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